Bloody Bangers for Your Halloween Weekend
It's pre-Halloween weekend. It's ok to get a little weird.
If you’re planning on having a Halloween party, this is probably the weekend you’re doing it.
And even if you’re not, here’s a killer playlist of bloody bangers anyway. This is the sonic backdrop for your costume prep, trick-or-treating, and candy gorging. (No judgment, but that candy was supposed to be for the children.)
This one has a bit of a flow—setting the spooky mood early, making sure to include the seasonal standards (“Thriller”—I’m looking in your direction), plugging a moody dance-goth section into the middle, and closing with some creepy, crunchy classic rock for good measure.
In other words, this playlist works best in sequence.
Happy Halloween!
Excellent playlist!
Some other favorites:
“Bela Lugosi’s Dead” by Bauhaus, a Halloween alt-rock staple
“Liar” by The Rollins Band with Henry Rollins at his most devilish
“Everythings Gone Green” by New Order, which has the haunting opening line “Help me, somebody, help me…”
“The Four Horsemen” from the wild _666_ album by the ‘70s-era Greek rock band Aphrodite’s Child, which featured synth genius Vangelis before he was famous
“Herd Culling” by Porcupine Tree, a time signature twister, which has my favorite ominous opener, “Son, go fetch the rifle now, I think there’s something in the yard…”
“Mojo Hand” by The Cold Stares, some great SRV-like blues
“The Perfume of Decay” by Tigercub, some truly demented axe work, shake and shiver…
“Dying Days” by Screaming Trees, hey, if the title and band name don’t do it for you…
One question: no Black Sabbath, Ozzy, or Dio on that playlist?